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the Hollyhock, and it will succeed well. It is by no means difficult of 

 culture ; much easier than the Hollyhock itself, and it will indeed 

 grow with no care at all, and seed itself, if planted in a shrubbery 

 where the soil is not often disturbed. Its large size, and showy spike 

 of flowers, are particular recommendations for its being introduced to 

 the shrubbery, and its easy culture is likewise favourable. Sow the 

 seeds in April, transplant when the plants come to a proper size, and, 

 early in autumn, plant them in the place where they are to flower the 

 following summer. 



Salvia verbenaca, or Wild English Clary, or Sage. A rather 

 showy plant, which grows well in the garden border, especially if in a 

 dry warm exposure. When cultivated, the flower spike becomes more 

 lax than when in the wild state, which does not lessen its show. A 

 year or two ago, a Dundee correspondent of the " Gardeners' 

 Chronicle " recommended an attempt to hybridize this plant with the 

 pollen of the larger flowered Salvia patens, or Salvia fulgens, and thus 

 to procure a very showy, and, at the same time, hardy kind. This may 

 perhaps be tried by some of our readers who delight in hybridizing. 

 The S. Verbenaca is very easily cultivated, and not unfrequent in dry 

 pastures, &c., in England, but is more rare in Scotland. 



Ajuga pyramidalis, or Pyramidal Bugle. A very beautiful 

 little alpine flower. It occasionally finds a place in the herbaceous 

 border, but deserves more extensive cultivation. It is a perennial, 

 flowers in June, and loves a shady situation, with good soil, having an 

 admixture of peat. 



Galeopsis versicolor, or Large-Jloivered Hemp Nettle. This 

 is a very showy annual, with large yellow and purple flowers, of 

 frequent occurrence in dry gravelly places in Scotland, but rarer in 

 England. Its flowers are produced in July and August. It is of easy 

 cultivation, if a dry sandy border and sunny situation is secured for it. 

 Sow the seeds in April, or early in May. The soil need not be of a 

 rich nature. 



Glechoma hederacea, or Ground Ivy. A perennial, having 

 very showy blue flowers, which appear early in the season at the foot of 

 hedges, and in waste bushy places, &c. It is very beautiful, and its 

 early flowering claims for it a title to a place in the garden border. 

 It is of easy cultivation, and prefers a light dry soil. It is a good 

 rock-work plant, and will grow well at the root of a garden hedge, 

 where other things would pine and die ; and here it may be planted 

 with advantage. 



Primula Scotica, or Scottish Primrose. This is a sweet little 

 gem, having deep bluish-purple flowers, with a yellow eye, and, we 

 believe, it is a plant peculiar to the north of Scotland ; thus remark- 

 ably limited in its geographical distribution. It deserves cultivation, 

 and perhaps will be best cultivated in a cool frame. It should have a 

 sandy soil, with, perhaps, a slight mixture of peat, and be well attended 

 in regard to watering and fresh air, both summer and winter. The 

 other British species of Primula — P. veris, P. vulgaris, P. selatior, and 

 P. farinosa — are all common in gardens, and do not require our 

 attention in the present notes. 



Armeria maritima, or Sea-side Tlirift. This herbaceous plant 



